The Champions League new policy aims at the giants? Liverpool s home advantage may become a double-edged sword!

The rules of the Champions League have changed again, and this time they aimed directly at home and away arrangements for the knockout stage. This matter has a great impact on our Liverpool. Come on, let's talk.

New UEFA Champions League rules: Home advantage in knockout stage is "distributed by ranking"

UEFA recently announced a highly controversial UEFA Champions League seed rules adjustment, which directly changed the way home advantage is decided in the knockout stage. In the past, the home court in the second round was decided by the draw, but now it is directly linked to the rankings in the league stage.

Simply put, it is: as long as they advance, they can play at home in the second round of 16 and quarterfinals. If they are eliminated, then this "privilege" will be inherited by the team that eliminated them.

As for the semi-finals, it is even more stringent. Only the top two teams in the league stage can guarantee their home advantage in the second leg.

Liverpool: "gains" and "loss" under the new rules

According to this new rule, if placed last season, Liverpool will actually benefit a lot. Because they rank in the top two in the league stage, they can enjoy home advantage in all second leg games.

But interestingly, Liverpool was eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain last season. According to the new regulations, Paris Saint-Germain will "inherit" the home advantage of the semi-finals, although they only rank 15th in the league stage.

This new competition system is not very friendly to those teams ranked third and fourth in the league stage, because no matter how far they go, they cannot get a home advantage in the second leg of the semi-finals.

Although this system can indeed motivate the team to a greater extent to win the top two in the league stage, it also brings some uncertainty. Teams like Liverpool, the rankings of the next season may directly affect their fate in the Champions League knockout stage.

So, how much impact will this new rule have on the Champions League game pattern? Is this the progress of "fair competition" or the further consolidation of "wealthy privileges"? What do you think?